Jackson (and Utah) mid-trip report

Sven Golly wrote:
VtSkier wrote in :


From your reference...


That's why I said "then again" -- the reference is very incomplete.

I know, I couldn't fine anything more definitive, either.

Bob Lee wrote:
VtSkier wrote:


Bob Lee posted:
http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/vi...=6141&start=15
http://www.pawprince.com/Movies?Powderkeg_5.wmv
The first shows the boots (Scarpa F1) pretty well. I couldn't
get the Andrew page to work. Might that URL have a topo in it?


It's a video - here's the original link source:
http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=6360

Bob


Wow. That looks tough. I'm impressed!

Matt

VtSkier wrote:
Bob Lee wrote:

VtSkier wrote:


Bob Lee posted:
http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/vi...=6141&start=15
http://www.pawprince.com/Movies?Powderkeg_5.wmv
The first shows the boots (Scarpa F1) pretty well. I couldn't
get the Andrew page to work. Might that URL have a topo in it?



It's a video - here's the original link source:
http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=6360

Bob

Worked great from from there. Neat stuff.

Did you notice that the page
http://www.telemarktips.com/Moviepage.html has movies of what they
call the "Alpine Meadows Tele Freeskiing Comp" up on the Keyhole slopes?
I think we paused and watched a part of it when you were out visiting
last month; or maybe all the days just run together when I'm having fun...

lal_truckee wrote:
VtSkier wrote:

Bob Lee wrote:

VtSkier wrote:


Bob Lee posted:
http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/vi...=6141&start=15
http://www.pawprince.com/Movies?Powderkeg_5.wmv
The first shows the boots (Scarpa F1) pretty well. I couldn't
get the Andrew page to work. Might that URL have a topo in it?




It's a video - here's the original link source:
http://www.telemarktalk.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=6360

Bob

Worked great from from there. Neat stuff.

Did you notice that the page
http://www.telemarktips.com/Moviepage.html has movies of what they
call the "Alpine Meadows Tele Freeskiing Comp" up on the Keyhole slopes?
I think we paused and watched a part of it when you were out visiting
last month; or maybe all the days just run together when I'm having fun...

Yup, that's what we were watching.

MattB wrote:


I'll bite.
If you ever want to come meet me at Crested Butte or Monarch I'll wear
my painful Alpine boots one more time so you can tell me if I suck or not.
If you can hang that is...

Matt (the added challenge of free heels was a nice change)

Oooh a challenge! The early money is coming in on MattB as proficient
alpine skier, but the bid money on Armin being able to hang.....

--

Dave in Spokane

(No claims of being proficient or able to hang....)

VtSkier wrote:

The Real Bev wrote:
Amazing that a broken back could be a lucky accident.

Lucky breaks can abound. I broke every bone in my right
foot while skiing in 1967. Was in the navy reserve at the
time, senior in college, already had half of OCS done for
them. Went to the navy doc in Burlington. He asked me if
I wanted to be in the navy. I said, "No sir." Abut 6 weeks
later I had an honorable discharge, convenience of the
government.

Cool. Is your foot still shaped like a foot or did you opt for the
snowshoe modification?

--
Cheers, Bev
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^
Why should I be tarred with the epithet "loony" merely
because I have a pet halibut? --Monty Python

The Real Bev wrote:
VtSkier wrote:

The Real Bev wrote:

Amazing that a broken back could be a lucky accident.

Lucky breaks can abound. I broke every bone in my right
foot while skiing in 1967. Was in the navy reserve at the
time, senior in college, already had half of OCS done for
them. Went to the navy doc in Burlington. He asked me if
I wanted to be in the navy. I said, "No sir." Abut 6 weeks
later I had an honorable discharge, convenience of the
government.


Cool. Is your foot still shaped like a foot or did you opt for the
snowshoe modification?

Snowshoe is not a modification. Size 12. Y'know the
footprints that show up on birth certificates? In
most cases it's a dainty five toes, two balls and
a heel (somebody is going to pick up on "balls", I
just know it). Mine was a large size blob of ink, no
definition.

Still fits a ski boot though.

VtSkier wrote:

The Real Bev wrote:
Cool. Is your foot still shaped like a foot or did you opt for the
snowshoe modification?

Snowshoe is not a modification. Size 12. Y'know the
footprints that show up on birth certificates? In
most cases it's a dainty five toes, two balls and
a heel (somebody is going to pick up on "balls", I
just know it). Mine was a large size blob of ink, no
definition.

When last grandspawn was born, the nurse put an ink spawn-footprint on
my son's arm. I thought it was cool. It lasted quite a while. Through
the wonder of modern technology, it only took me a few minutes to find
the picture. Thank god for digital cameras. If I have the patience I
can do an hours-long slideshow starting in November 2000.

Still fits a ski boot though.

Good enough.

--
Cheers,
Bev
================================================== ====================
"Steve Balmer, CEO of Microsoft[0], recently referred to LINUX as a
cancer. Unsurprisingly, that's incorrect; LINUX was released on August
25th, 1991 and is therefore a virgo." -- Kevin L

MattB wrote:
Armin wrote:

Could be that some are open-minded enough to give something new a
try,
explore it's potential, discover it's inherent limitations and move
on.
Fortunately for the folks that lack critical thinking skills,
pinnas
adoption of plastic boots, alpine skis and releaseable bindings has
made their gear virtually identical to AT gear and given it some
semblance of usefullness.

Now if they could just quit worrying about looking cool and lock
down
their heels, they'd be onto something.

The again, they probably sucked at alpine skiing and therefore have
nothing to go back to. ;-)

A.


I'll bite.
If you ever want to come meet me at Crested Butte or Monarch I'll
wear
my painful Alpine boots one more time so you can tell me if I suck or
not.
If you can hang that is...

Matt (the added challenge of free heels was a nice change)

Like I said before, there's your problem... you need some new
"painless" alpine boots. I buckle mine up in the morning and don't
touch them again until it's time to go home. Both my AT and my regular
alpine boots. Actually, both pair are easier on my feet than my tele
boots which sometimes give me blisters (unless I duct tape my heels) on
longer tours. Then again, new tele boots would probably solve that
problem.

BTW, thanks for the invitation. Never been there but if I ever get down
that way I'll be sure take you up on the offer... as long as it's
followed by copious amounts of beer. And no, Coors is not real beer,
and neither is Molsons. ;-)

Likewise, if you ever get up to the Kootenays let me know and we'll do
a tour followed by some of our local brews.

Oh, and when it comes to the Training-Binding/Pinhead razzing, try to
remember the words of the immortal Foghorn Leghorn: "Hey that's a joke
son, don't ya get it?"

http://www3.telus.net/armin/fogleg21.wav

A.

In rec.skiing.alpine Armin wrote:
BTW, thanks for the invitation. Never been there but if I ever get down
that way I'll be sure take you up on the offer... as long as it's
followed by copious amounts of beer. And no, Coors is not real beer,
and neither is Molsons. ;-)

You do realize that Coors bought Molson?

Oh, and when it comes to the Training-Binding/Pinhead razzing, try to
remember the words of the immortal Foghorn Leghorn: "Hey that's a joke
son, don't ya get it?"

Well, it's not very funny. It's like making fun of someone's handicap.

ObSnow: Wow... nice one coming through right now. Kinda heavy so far,
but the next 1.5 to 2 feet should be lighter, so tomorrow will be very
nice. I'm coming up on max snowpack for the year again. And it is
really coming down fast. But it kinda sounds like a war zone. They're
working hard up on The Paper Route. Back in the flow...

-klaus